A dissident's collection of Quotes from the creator of Waldorf-Schools and Anthroposophy, on subjects that are seldom brought to the general public.

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This is my collection of thought-provoking quotes of parts of Steiner's work that, for example, I believe many waldorf-pupil parents willnever get to see. I will try to make the context of the original text easily accessible where possible, so please check out the sources to form your own opinions.

Friday, 24 April 2009

News update

I have gone through and tried to make the posts more readable by adding illustrations and trying to make the text clearer by changing colours. I know how difficult it can be to read Steiner's work, and especially while trying to make sense of it so I hope it can help. /Lee

I reckon it has to do with his personal charisma - Rudolf Steiner has that SOMETHING about him that makes him sound and appear like a wise man, like he has something of value to say. I have tried on and off to decipher his meanings, and got nowhere. He raves on and on, giving the impression that the revelation is just around the corner, but it never is! All he gives out is placebos. LOL. For years i had spurs of interest in his work, but the sheer amount of his writings is staggering. I did read and study bits and pieces, looking for that TRUTH that he is so good at promissing, alas delivering 96% codswallop. I now believe he was simply deranged, his logical faculties were falty. He had the power to mesmerize people, very much like Hitler did, into hanging onto his every word. I'd say he was a noble lunatic.(I'm interested to discuss issues and can be contacted: peterfaigl@gmail.com )Thank you, Lee, for your fabulous effort! I myself would have never had the patience and persistence to read through Rudolf Steiner's pseudo-spiritual sermons. So, now i know the truth! Hallelluya!

Lee, I just found your blog today, over two years after your last entry :) Why have you stopped the entries? I enjoy Rudolf Steiner works a lot, I do not think he was delusional, I do believe however that people are still not ready for what he was trying to teach. I hope you are doing well Lee and I hope you will resume the blogging :)Love, Peace, Light

According to the Rudolf Steiner Archive, this little preface is in all Steiner"s books

"No person is qualified to form a judgment on the contents of this work, who has not acquired — through the School of Spiritual Science itself or in an equivalent manner recognized by the School of Spiritual Science — the requisite preliminary knowledge. Other opinions will be disregarded: the authors decline to take them as a basis for discussion." link

-He might have thought so, butsaying that really can't get him offthe hook for all his claims aboutthe real world that others canobserve.

/Lee

About Me

I have had a Waldorf-School education. I have lived many years at Camphill-communities (as staff-child and co-worker) and a number of more years of working at other anthroposophical institutions, which I currently do. I have studied psychology and biology at university and participated in a couple of study-groups of Steiner's books. One of my parents is a qualified Waldorf-teacher and much involved in the Christian Community (the anthroposophical church), which is also where I was baptised and confirmed.

Credits

It has taken me 10 years from turning down another study-group, on account of feeling that the teachings were detrimental to my mental health, to clearly see the fallacies and not being afraid of what my shift in stance would do for my chances after death and the fate of humankind. I am very thankful for the work done by people like Sven Ove Hansson,Richard Dawkins, Håkan Blomqvist, Peter Staudenmaier and various psychologists and sociologists that have helped me gain some perspective on his teachings (links are to examples of their works). I am also thankful to the people at the Rudolf Steiner Archives for making these books accessible to anyone who wants to make up their own minds about what Steiner said.

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